United Kingdom

Terrible for the victim and his family. Terrible for democracy, not just because of how the likes of Patel may use it, but because MPs are likely to fear doing their constituency duties, and because people will be deterred from becoming MPs in the first place. I have heard that Kim Leadbeater, the sister and current successor of Jo Cox, the previous MP to be assassinated, has come under pressure from her partner to resign for her own safety.